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Cerro Azul Valley Placers

VE / Bolivar
•7.60063, -62.74357View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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About this location

Cerro Azul Valley Placers is a mineral prospect in Bolivar, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Carichapo Formation (Alluvium). Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Silver; logged ore minerals are Gold.

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AzuriteChrysocollaCopperGoldMalachiteSilver

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Carichapo Formation — Alluvium
Ore minerals
Gold

Mining history

Status
Prospect

Records and references

Cited references

SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P., 1 OVER-SIZED SHEET. VASQUEZ, J.C., 1989, EL MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS Y LA EXPLORACION AURIFERA, IN PRIMER SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL DEL ORO EN VENEZUELA: CARACAS, GRAFICAS LOS PALOS GRANDES C.A., P. 300-324. CIMRI

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10060399 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 7.60063, -62.74357

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